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Athena Naylor is an artist and illustrator based in the Washington DC area.

Why zines?

Self-publishing zines feels like a more sophisticated version of stapling a whole bunch of printer paper together and scrawling across the pages: aka, my favorite pastime since age four. There’s just a basic pleasure in being able to present your work to someone through a physical object they can handle and interact with.

Are there any organizations or people in your community that have been particularly influential to you?

Your favorite art-related publication or art exhibition from the last year?

Because of both the company and the exhibitors I found that I really enjoyed the Durham Zine Fest last year (my friend who recently moved to North Carolina invited me to check it out with him and I am glad I did!)

Do you have any upcoming projects you would like to share?

I’m currently planning to debut a new comic soon about when I visited Richmond for the first time, so look out for that (Current Books is going to mark my second time visiting the city).